Beam

Beam promote, commission and deliver transformative arts programmes to inspire communities and support the development of great places.

Linktree https://linktr.ee/beam_artsuk Beam is the trading name of Public Arts, an arts charity and company limited by guarantee, incorporated in 1986 and registered as a charity in 1987. Based in Wakefield and with over thirty years experience of delivering the arts in place, Beam work across the Yorkshire region and beyond with artists and communities enhancing places through the development of bespoke creative arts projects. What we do:

Public art commissioning (including in the contexts of regeneration, health and wellbeing, heritage and community)
Project, event and festival management
Public art scoping and strategy development
Community engagement and participatory arts projects
Cultural partnership development and knowledge exchange events
Arts fundraising and bid writing

Beam aim to benefit the public through:

Artistic Development: Placing creativity at the heart of great place-making – creating opportunities for innovative and creative experiences for both artists and the public
Skills Development: Delivering outstanding experiences and learning opportunities to help people articulate, demand and contribute to change in their public spaces and an improved quality of life
Engagement: Meaningful involvement of individuals and groups in the community, reflecting the diversity of neighbourhoods and facilitating the awareness and connections needed to make places successful and sustainable

21/11/2025

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🎨 You can take part in the Merry Baubles trail during the Christmas Lights Switch On - has painted 12 beautiful windows across the town centre. Visit all 12, find the secret letters and solve the secret phrase to claim your prize from Cawa Coffee. The free trail runs until 5 January 2026.

To take part, pick up a trail sheet from one of the twelve businesses below or visit the Christmas in Chesterfield page on our website to download a digital version. Link in bio.

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This project is part of Animate Chesterfield with

21/11/2025

Sally Anderson has created the Merry Baubles festive window trail for 2025 in , pick up a trail map from one of the 12 participating businesses or download a copy from the Web link. Spot all the letters, solve the festive phrase to collect your prize from Cawa Coffee 🎄

21/11/2025

Peachzz stunning mural for is taking shape. The project is part of supported by funding secured through Chesterfield Borough Council planning agreements from their voluntary percent for art scheme.

18/11/2025

Are you a poet or spoken word artist passionate about heritage and storytelling?

If so, we need your creative skills for 4 exciting commission opportunities to create a poem or spoken word piece that responds to a number of heritage themes as part of a heritage arts trail through Chesterfield town centre - ‘A Sense of Chesterfield’ project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A Sense of Chesterfield will focus on celebrating the heritage of Chesterfield in unique and engaging ways in public spaces as part of the regeneration of the town centre.

Each poet/ spoken word artist will read their final piece for a digital recording to be listened to online. There will also be the opportunity to perform live at the launch of trail in autumn 2026.

A Sense of Chesterfield is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to The National Lottery players.

Application Deadline: Midnight - Monday 15 December 2025
Timeframe: January - October 2026
See full brief here: https://www.beam.uk.net/events/call-out-spoken-word-and-poetry-commission/

15/11/2025

We're thrilled to announce a brand-new commission and mentorship opportunity, in partnership with the incredible Jason Wilsher-Mills Artist and funded by Arts Council England

Running January–August 2026, this programme offers disabled artists the chance to create new commissioned artwork inspired by coal mining heritage for the Museum, supported by artist mentor Jason Wilsher-Mills MBE.

Your work will be exhibited at the Museum in Wakefield and/or touring partner or community venues, with potential for digital display alongside Jason’s major new exhibition.

For more details and to apply: www.ncm.org.uk/news/call-out-commission

14/11/2025

Creative and technical lighting design studio Artin Light has been commissioned for the lighting, animation and soundscape of the launch event for phase one of The Seam Digital Campus.

They're hosting two public engagement sessions from 4pm to 8.30pm at The Civic on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November during Bright Nights, giving you the chance to learn more about the three Yorkshire Rose sculptures, explore their technological capabilities, and add a community voice to their future programming.

Find out more: barnsley.gov.uk/news/artin-light-commissioned-for-the-opening-event-of-the-seam-digital-campus-phase-one

13/11/2025

🎨 It is an exciting day in Chesterfield as internationally renowned street artist Peachzz starts work on a new mural on the side of the Pavements shopping centre!

With a design that takes inspiration from Chesterfield Market and includes your stories from community engagement sessions, the new mural is going to be a fantastic addition to the town centre.

This project is part of the Animate programme which is delivered by Beam and aims to create new artworks and activities through the course of regeneration in Chesterfield and Staveley - you can find out more about Animate Chesterfield using the link in the comments.

12/11/2025

has started creating the window artworks that will form the Merry Baubles trail!

Located on twelve shop windows around town centre, the beautiful scenes each tell a tiny Christmas story that will shine with colour, warmth, and festive sparkle.

Each of the windows will include a hidden letter, find all twelve letters, solve the secret phrase and you'll be able to collect a prize from

The free trail will run from Sunday 23 November until Monday 5 January. You'll be able to collect a trail sheet from one of the participating businesses below or download it from the Animate website.

We delighted to announce that the following businesses are taking part No7 Bistro Cosmetic Company Outlet &

12/11/2025

Sally Anderson has started creating the window artworks that will form the Merry Baubles trail!

Located on twelve shop windows around town centre, the beautiful scenes each tell a tiny Christmas story that will shine with colour, warmth, and festive sparkle.

Each of the windows will include a hidden letter, find all twelve letters, solve the secret phrase and you'll be able to collect a prize from Cawa Coffee

The free trail will run from Sunday 23 November until Monday 5 January. You'll be able to collect a trail sheet from one of the participating businesses listed in the comments or download it from the Animate website.

This project is part of with Chesterfield Borough Council

03/11/2025

This National , we’re celebrating the brilliant work of all trustees across the third sector, and especially our wonderful, dedicated and ambitious trustees here

Joining our current Trustees - Chair Gordon Watson, Trudi Entwistle, Jessica Richmond, Henri Pearson, Andrew Ball, we’re delighted to announce the appointment of four new trustees, who are joining us this autumn.

A big welcome to Abbie Miladinovic, Claire Booth- Kurpnieks, James Stephenson and Rina Arya.

Thanks to all our trustees at an exciting time for Beam as we look forward to 2026, which will be Beam’s 40th anniversary year, and which will also see the launch of our new business plan 2026-30! Onwards 🚀🚀🚀

Announcing our new trustees…

Professor Rina Arya
Diversity; Culture; Higher Education
Rina Arya is Professor of Critical Theory and Culture at the University of Hull and has published widely on art, religion and culture.

Dr Claire Booth-Kurpnieks
Culture; Health; Place
Dr Claire Booth-Kurpnieks is a researcher and evaluator specialising in place-based cultural development, creative and cultural infrastructure and cultural experiences.

Abbie Miladinovic
Growth; Regeneration
Abbie is a planner with a background in neighbourhood planning, policy development and implementation, community engagement, and regeneration.

James Stephenson
Regeneration; Planning
James has worked in the public sector of regeneration for over 30 years, he is passionate about creating new public spaces including the commissioning of public art.

Read more about who we are via our link in bio.

21/10/2025

Great session last week for students to find out more about creative career paths

Thanks to

Students at Chesterfield College took part in an event that aimed to provide careers inspiration for creative roles.

Artists who have created works as part of the Animate Chesterfield programme led the event by talking about their careers and work in Chesterfield before answering questions from the students.

All the students who took part are currently studying art and design. The event aimed to show them the types of careers available once they complete their studies and let them discover how others have built their artistic careers.

The speakers included Lucie Maycock who was Chesterfield’s first artist in residence, Coralie Turpin who is creating a new sculpture for Staveley town centre, Megan Russell (Peachzz) who is creating a mural in Chesterfield town centre, Sally Anderson who created a window trail last Christmas and is working on the same project this year and Denis O’Connor from Sculpture Works who are leading the creative installations for A Sense of Chesterfield, a new heritage arts trail.

Sally Anderson said: “I think it’s important to share it back, I started out here at Chesterfield College, and it’s good to come back and talk about what we’ve worked on and how we’ve built our practices. I think we develop a lot of creatives in Chesterfield and it’s good to come back and show that it’s not always plain sailing, but it is a process and a journey that they could achieve too and hopefully that is really inspiring for them.”

Read more via link in bio.

Images ©Chesterfield Council ©Chesterfield College

Image1 - L-R Lucie Maycock, Denis O’Connor, Sally Anderson, Megan Russell, Coralie Turpin.

Image 2 - Coralie Turpin speaking about her work in Staveley.

15/10/2025

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🎨 Share your stories, create your own postcard artwork and help create a new heritage arts trail in Chesterfield!

A Sense of Chesterfield is a new trail which is being developed – take part in this fun activity with the team to share your memories, ideas and stories about Chesterfield.

Visit Chesterfield Market on 31 October and 1 November between 10am and 2pm to take part!

Address

The Art House, Drury Lane
Wakefield
WF12TE

Website

http://www.beam.uk.net/

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